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White House - Chinese Collusion? (Blinken, winking, and nod . . . )

Well, it's happening. Just like I predicted earlier this week. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is jetting off to meet with his Chinese counterpart (in Munich).

This “mo' better trade” visit was (quite briefly) put on hold after American's became concerned about the death-star size Chinese spy balloon hovering over sensitive US military installations.

That was 2 weeks ago. Not even a full month. Off the front page! On with the trip!

WTH? Why can't we decide who our friends are, and who our enemies are, for more than 2 weeks at a time? I've held a grudge against my neighbors' cat for longer than two weeks (for stalking the birds at my feeder)

Money. I tell you. Follow the money.

Who is the biggest corporate donor to democrats (2020)? More than the next two donors combined? WAAAY more than $120 million? If you guessed “George Soros (fund)”, go to the head of the class.

Why should George Soros care about trade spats with China? Well, he DOES happen to own a bunch of stock in companies like Apple, Tesla, Alphabet (Google). Companies with vast Chinese investments. Factories, workforce, exports to the USA. (Yeah, I know China doesn't use the Google search engine. But they are using Google cloud services and manufacturing, until they pirate THOSE processes too).

So, you see, if George Soros is unhappy, then he doesn't contribute money to democrats, and they might not win elections. $120 million (to democrats) vs zero (to republicans) in donations isn't chump change. We're the chumps, possibly.

How much did you and I contribute? Has the White House or a key senator ever sent a secret envoy to meet with us, and determine how we feel about things like Chinese balloon spying, infrastructure hacking, Taiwan invasions, Uighur labor camps . . .?

If they sent someone to my place, evidently I wasn't home. And nobody left a doorknob hanger saying “We were here to talk about China. Call us back at 1-800 . . . “

If they HAD, I'd have certainly called the toll-free number, to tell them I disagree with spying, hacking, invasions, and human rights abuses.

But you and I don't get asked, because we don't give $120 million in donations in an election cycle.

Wait – actually, we do. When we use Apple, Google, Tesla, or other products made by the (144) companies Soros owns, I'm helping fund his contributions, lobbying, and of course ensure that Chinese trade stays on track to keep his cash flowing from those investments.

At last – I feel like I'm making a difference!
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Ynotisay · M
I got as far you throwing out figures. Soros' fund, not Soros, didn't contribute more than twice as much as the next two largest donors. You're about $40M off. But as he's the only Democratic contributor out of the top five, it still pales in comparison to what Republicans donate.

Wait. I lied. I read the last sentences. Tell me again how Soros "owns" Apple, Google and Tesla. Which are all American companies. Do you know what Soros does? I'm not sure you do. Or maybe "owning" means something different to you. He doesn't own anything. He invests and manages money. BIG difference. And if you're not aware of his take on China then you clearly aren't interested in learning before you mouth off. But maybe the tens of billions he's contributed to charities to help people in need around the world that sets you off. Or it's the specific political groups in the U.S. he contributes to that are fighting to protect the disenfranchised. You know. Those dirty blacks and browns. Who wants that right?

If I gave a shit what you thought I'd ask for your take on Citizen's United. Created, fought for and protected by the GOP. Have to assume you're probably really pissed off that the Democrats introduced legislation last week to overturn it though. If that was gone it would be tough on the "patriots" who would need to find something else to blame for their shit world's of poor me.

But damn. That man is sure the boogeyman for the brainwashed, huh? It's cute.
SusanInFlorida · 31-35, F
@Ynotisay thanks for pretending you don't know the soros fund holds vast quantities of stock in Apple, Tesla, and Google.

Your hilarious claim of ignorance is now in writing for everyone to ridicule
Ynotisay · M
@SusanInFlorida Uh...yeah. That's why I said he invests and manages money. I even wrote that extra slowly so you could keep up.
Do people like you get a handbook that tells you double down when someone calls you out for your bullshit? You live in a wild world. Think it and it becomes true. That's a hard pass for me. Maybe it's a self-respect thing.
anythingoes477 · 31-35, M
Know why George Soros is evil to the average Republican? Jealousy. He tips more in a month than the average Republican makes a year in a Red State. Dont believe it? Drive thru Arkansas....Alabama.....Mississippi.....Kentucky. Like 3rd world countries for poverty. 30 year old house trailers....and signs about how they need more Republicans to make them great again. 😆 🤣 😂
anythingoes477 · 31-35, M
@SusanInFlorida Could you share where you found....from a legitimate news source...."indicted...3 different countries". Spent 10 minutes on search engines....found zip about that.
SusanInFlorida · 31-35, F
@anythingoes477 a google search of "soros currency manipulation" returned 11,000 results. evidently you didn't look too hard.

here's a couple of them

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjvkr_biKX9AhX9F1kFHdNPDwg4ChAWegQIBhAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scmp.com%2Fnews%2Fchina%2Feconomy%2Farticle%2F1906325%2Fhow-beijing-and-hong-kong-sent-billionaire-george-soros-packing&usg=AOvVaw2w-iJtu-yC6J00LKe6PtLN

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwifi9a7iKX9AhWBF1kFHdkkAFIQFnoECBoQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.republicworld.com%2Fworld-news%2Fus-news%2Fgeorge-soros-billions-and-the-art-of-short-selling-regimes-currencies-and-democracy-articleshow.html&usg=AOvVaw2hb-1CilzOYCjcRkZjgOtf

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjvkr_biKX9AhX9F1kFHdNPDwg4ChAWegQICBAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fhow-george-soros-broke-the-bank-of-thailand-2016-9&usg=AOvVaw2xjCOtZyqnpUpkZYFCFU6y

https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=3df15c8f57a8a605JmltdHM9MTY3Njg1MTIwMCZpZ3VpZD0xMjBhZGYyMS0zNDM4LTZhNWUtMzMwOC1kMjJmMzViMDZiNDYmaW5zaWQ9NTMxMw&ptn=3&hsh=3&fclid=120adf21-3438-6a5e-3308-d22f35b06b46&psq=george+soros+currency+manipulation&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAwMi8xMi8yMS9idXNpbmVzcy9zb3Jvcy1pcy1mb3VuZC1ndWlsdHktaW4tZnJhbmNlLW9uLWNoYXJnZXMtb2YtaW5zaWRlci10cmFkaW5nLmh0bWw&ntb=1

https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=5bf5299e229aed7bJmltdHM9MTY3Njg1MTIwMCZpZ3VpZD0xMjBhZGYyMS0zNDM4LTZhNWUtMzMwOC1kMjJmMzViMDZiNDYmaW5zaWQ9NTI3MQ&ptn=3&hsh=3&fclid=120adf21-3438-6a5e-3308-d22f35b06b46&psq=george+soros+currency+manipulation&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9oaWdoc2Nob29sLmxhdGltZXMuY29tL2ZhaXJtb250LXByZXBhcmF0b3J5LWFjYWRlbXkvbG9vay1iYWNrLW9uLWdlb3JnZS1zb3Jvcy1hbmQtaGlzLWF0dGFjay1vbi10aGFpLWJhaHQv&ntb=1
anythingoes477 · 31-35, M
@SusanInFlorida Well i got as far as finding out what the first two are....scmp.com and republicworld.com and i stopped. I said "legitimate" news sources. Both of the first two are right wing sites from China. Im absolutely positive neither are "news sites" (unless you like Chinese propaganda bias against anyone that rhey think is bad for their own interests). And equally positive neither of the first two are "legitimate" in terms if unbiased actual news.

No wonder you found so many hits. 😆 Q sites and radicalized propaganda sites have tons of links. 😆 🤣
justanothername · 56-60, M
Apple is currently moving its operations out of China and into India and Vietnam.
George Soros has increased his Apple holding because it makes good investment sense. He dumped most of his holding in TSMC.

People by Apple products because they like using them and because they work. They don’t by them for any political reasons.
SusanInFlorida · 31-35, F
@justanothername I'm an Apple shareholder too, apparently. Anyone who owns an S&P 500 index fund is.

I'd rather Apple move their manufacturing to the USA, instead of India, as of last year, was the single largest purchaser of Russian made weapons.
justanothername · 56-60, M
@SusanInFlorida America doesn’t have the right skill sets in its population to support that style of production.
justanothername · 56-60, M
@SusanInFlorida TSMC is setting up a fab plant in Arizona.
China and the USA worked together to consolidate their wealth in a few capitalist hands, and to attack the atmosphere with carbon dioxide while enslaving their people.
It's okay for you to say the two countries as really are rivals. The population is supposed to demand war! And work for the war ownership.
SusanInFlorida · 31-35, F
@Roundandroundwego i don't think "attacking the atmosphere" was a plan. it was a byproduct, a consequence.

 
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